breathed new life into
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: to give new energy, vitality, or hope to
Their leadership breathed new life into the movement.
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Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 20 Jan. 2026
The success of the show’s opening also breathed new life into plans to expand the Sphere concept to other major cities.
—Erik Hayden, HollywoodReporter, 20 Jan. 2026
But Democrats’ success in the 2025 general elections in Virginia, New Jersey, and New York City breathed new life into the party, which is fired up to bring a blue wave akin to one in 2018 to the 2026 elections.
—Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 18 Jan. 2026
Nuriev collaborated with the organization for a project that incorporated artificial intelligence that breathed new life into 17th-century Royal House tapestries.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 14 Jan. 2026
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“Breathed new life into.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/breathed%20new%20life%20into. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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